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Proctology -11

Posted 8:27am Thursday 19th May 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

Despite the Proctor telling Critic that statistics would indicate that the standard of student behaviour is going up, a number of youthful delinquents around campus are still keeping him in a job. In a rare example of female misconduct, a flat of girls have been using a neighbouring Read more...

Otago finally ranked top at something other than couch fires per head of population

Posted 8:24am Thursday 19th May 2011 by Andrew Oliver

The University of Otago’s Oceanography Department has been ranked number one in the world according to a global ranking of oceanographic institutions published in the UK magazine Times Higher Education. The rankings were compiled by Thomson Reuters’ Essential Science Indicators and cover the period Read more...

Like a rat from a sinking ship…

Posted 8:22am Thursday 19th May 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

OUSA President Harriet Geoghegan has resigned mid way through her second year in the role, leaving the association without a President and a permanent General Manager with the prospect of Voluntary Student Membership (VSM) looming. Geoghegan told Critic that a combination of factors had led to her Read more...

University skips foreplay, goes straight to rough penetration

Posted 8:20am Thursday 19th May 2011 by Gregor Whyte with reporting by Lozz Holding

The University of Otago Property Services division is prevaricating like a motherfucker when deciding whether or not to boot some students out of their flats mid year to make way for a new Castle St day care centre. The prolonged saga can only now be reported in Critic after the University stalled Read more...

Execrable-ish

Posted 8:17am Thursday 19th May 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

The Exec meeting was dominated by discussion of the Planet Media Review, which has the potential to heavily impact upon both Radio One and Critic (your fave magazine evah). A total of 33 recommendations were discussed by the Exec; if you can’t imagine how long that took, imagine nearly four Read more...

Downing the Double Down. Stoners Everywhere Rejoice

Posted 8:15am Thursday 19th May 2011 by Staff Reporter

After a frenzied storm of media excitement, KFC’ s infamous Double Down burger was released in stores last Tuesday. Critic was in such anticipation of this that we literally wet ourselves with excitement while waiting in line for our first taste of the chicken creation. The novel burger casts Read more...

OUSA to spit-roast students. Constitution style.

Posted 8:12am Thursday 19th May 2011 by Gregor Whyte with reporting by Aimee Gulliver

Two different versions of the proposed OUSA student constitution will be put to student referendum on May 23 to June 2. The move comes after Colleges and Communications Officer Francisco Hernandez and Finance and Services Officer Dan Stride collected signatures from enough students to force the Read more...

Students mourn end of Air New Zealand monopoly

Posted 8:09am Thursday 19th May 2011 by Gregor Whyte

Students expressed a collective sigh of dismay as Jetstar announced it was entering the Auckland to Dunedin domestic flight market from July 14. Many students told Critic that they were concerned that Jetstar offering flights to Auckland out of Dunedin would mean they would now have no excuse not Read more...

More scholarships

Posted 8:07am Thursday 19th May 2011 by Lauren Enright

University of Otago students have received a total of $34,000 in Freemasons’ scholarships. Postgraduate student Phillipa Struthers gained a $10,000 scholarship, and four undergraduate students - Yeri Kim, Leah Hamilton, Chris Bloomer and Griegan Panckhurst - all received $6000 each. Struthers is Read more...

Top Scholar Award for Otago student

Posted 8:03am Thursday 19th May 2011 by Teuila Fuatai

University of Otago student David Bellamy has been awarded the 2010 Prime Minister's Award for Academic Excellence as the highest-achieving secondary school pupil in New Zealand. The 17-year old Health Science student graduated from Christ's College last year, gaining NCEA Level 3 with excellence Read more...

Chronicles of Castle - 11

Posted 7:56am Thursday 19th May 2011 by Sam Reynolds

It was another good week on Castle Street, with the gossip queens having a field day after a lock in and a few red cards causing enough drama to deserve a place on E! Channel. But first some very sad news, as Stewie (a much loved little pig) has gone missing in a somewhat dubious manner. Stewie was Read more...

Robert Patman

Posted 4:53am Thursday 12th May 2011 by Georgie Fenwicke

What a week! Wills and Kate got married, the Breakers won the Australasian Basketball League, NATO killed Ghaddafi's son, Trump got roasted by Obama, Syria took out some more of its citizens and the US killed their number one enemy, Osama Bin Laden. Robert Patman is the Professor of International Read more...

Executive not happy family (apparently Critic are though?)

Posted 4:48am Thursday 12th May 2011 by Aimee Gulliver

Last week’s Executive meeting took place on Thursday night as Critic was going to print. Dramas, clusterfucks, and resignation threats ensued. At the meeting, Administrative Vice President Brad Russell and Education Officer Katie Reid moved a motion to send amended constitutional changes to the Read more...

Critic brutalised. Prison style.

Posted 4:44am Thursday 12th May 2011 by Gregor Whyte

The OUSA-initiated review of Planet Media has been presented to the OUSA Executive meeting, with Critic’s present performance and future independence being brought sharply into question. The results of the OUSA-initiated review of Planet Media, the parent company of which Critic forms a part, were Read more...

Nation mourns as Auckland Uni wins something

Posted 4:41am Thursday 12th May 2011 by Lozz Holding

The annual University Games competition took place in Auckland over four days during the Easter Break from April 26 to 29. At least 2000 participants in over 20 sporting disciplines competed in the event that was nonsensically named “2011 Super City Uni Games”. Otago University went into the games Read more...

University of Auckland graduation drama

Posted 4:38am Thursday 12th May 2011 by Gregor Whyte

The University of Auckland graduation ceremony of Monday May 2 got testy when university staff tried to prevent a graduating student from wearing a rosette in support of academic staff. Vernon Tava, a Masters of Law student, was asked to remove the rosette, which was identical to those being worn Read more...

Government shovels money at youth unemployment

Posted 4:34am Thursday 12th May 2011 by Staff Reporter

The government announced that $55.2million over four years will be allocated to a youth training program in a bid to fight unemployment. The scheme will pay employers in high demand areas a subsidy in return for supporting the training of young people and giving them employment. Employers would be Read more...

Alcohol Reform Bill

Posted 4:23am Thursday 12th May 2011 by Teuila Fuatai

According to University of Otago analysis, the Alcohol Reform Bill will fall short of having a significant impact on New Zealand drinking culture. Presently before parliament, the bill is designed to minimise the harm caused by excessive or inappropriate consumption of liquor. If passed, it Read more...

Bouncing off the Halls - 10

Posted 12:03am Tuesday 10th May 2011 by Lozz Holding

Most of us are here at uni in the hope of scoring ourselves a comfortable job, as well as a big fat paycheque, at the end of it all. Two boys from Arana, however, are not on the same wavelength. Forget a desk job; these two daredevils appear to prefer the adrenaline rush of adventure and the Read more...

Critic’s coverage of teaching resource misuse continues. We are not encouraging it though. Well actually we kind of are.

Posted 12:00am Tuesday 10th May 2011 by Gregor Whyte

The Blackboard dating craze predicted by Critic has partially eventuated, with BSNS102 student Sam Poulter being the latest in a short line of University of Otago Commerce students to misuse the online learning tool. Just after 1pm on Tuesday May 3, Poulter sent a Blackboard email to the entire Read more...